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thresh·old  (thrshld, -hld)

n.

1. A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill.

2. An entrance or a doorway.

3. The place or point of beginning; the outset.

4. The point that must be exceeded to begin producing a given effect or result or to elicit a response: a low threshold of pain.

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[Middle English thresshold, from Old English therscold, threscold; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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threshold

Noun

1. the lower horizontal part of an entrance or doorway, esp. one made of stone or hardwood

2. any doorway or entrance: he had never been over the threshold of a pub before

3. the starting point of an experience, event, or venture: she was on the threshold of a glorious career

4. the point at which something begins to take effect or be noticeable: the threshold for basic rate tax, he has a low boredom threshold [Old English therscold]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	threshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood" commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
	2.	threshold - the smallest detectable sensation limen aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" absolute threshold - the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect difference limen, difference threshold, differential limen, differential threshold - the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
	3.	threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" doorway, room access, door casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" doorcase, doorframe - the frame that supports a door doorsill, doorstep, threshold - the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
	4.	threshold - the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway doorsill, doorstep doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" sill - structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
	5.	threshold - a region marking a boundary           brink, verge bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area

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threshold

noun 1. entrance, doorway, door, doorstep, sill, doorsill

noun 2. start, beginning, opening, dawn, verge, brink, outset, starting point, inception << OPPOSITE end

noun 3. limit, margin, starting point, minimum

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The beginning of that portion of the runway usable for landing.

Translations

threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → umbral m;

to be on the threshold of (fig) → estar al borde de

threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → seuil m;

to be on the threshold of (fig) → être au seuil de

threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → Schwelle f;

to be on the threshold of sth (fig) → an der Schwelle zu etw sein or stehen

threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → soglia;

to be on the threshold of (fig) → essere sulla soglia di

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threshold

n threshold [ˈθreʃəuld]

1 (a piece of wood or stone under) a doorway forming the entrance to a house etc He paused on the threshold and then entered. drempel عَتَبَه праг práh dørtin; tærskel die Schwelle κατώφλι umbral lävepakk مدخل؛ درگاه kynnys seuil מִפתָּן देहलीज prag küszöb ambang pintu þröskuldur soglia 敷居 문지방, 문간 slenkstis slieksnis bendul drempel dørterskel próg soleira prag, început порог prah prag prag tröskel ธรณีประตู eşik 門檻 поріг چوکھٹ، دہليز thềm cửa 门槛

2 beginning She is on the threshold of a brilliant career. vooraand بَدْء، مُسْتَهَل начало práh på tærsklen til die Schwelle αφετηρία puertas, umbral algus آستانه kynnys seuil סַף प्रारम्भ prag, početak kezdet awal byrjun, upphaf soglia 初め 시작 slenkstis slieksnis; sākums ambang begin terskel, inngang, start próg limiar prag порог prah prag početak tröskel จุดเริ่มต้น başlangıç, eşik 門口, 開始, 開端 початок, зоря ابتدا، آغاز sự bắt đầu 门口, 开始, 开端